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8-Compaction Test

This document describes procedures for conducting standard and modified Proctor compaction tests to determine the optimum moisture content (OMC) and maximum dry density (MDD) of soil. The test involves compacting prepared soil samples at incremental moisture contents using a specified compaction method and measuring the dry density. Graphing the dry density against moisture content identifies the OMC and MDD. These values provide important information about a soil's compaction characteristics under defined compactive efforts.

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8-Compaction Test

This document describes procedures for conducting standard and modified Proctor compaction tests to determine the optimum moisture content (OMC) and maximum dry density (MDD) of soil. The test involves compacting prepared soil samples at incremental moisture contents using a specified compaction method and measuring the dry density. Graphing the dry density against moisture content identifies the OMC and MDD. These values provide important information about a soil's compaction characteristics under defined compactive efforts.

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EXPERIMENT NO.

5
STANDARD AND MODIFIED PROCTOR COMPACTION TEST
Aim
To familiarize students it! moisture" densit# relations!i$ of soil usin% Standard
and modified tests.
O&'e(t
To determine O$timum Moisture Content )OMC* and Ma+imum Dr# Densit# )MDD*
of soil.
Standard Desi%nation,
ASTM D-./"01
AAS2TO T.."01
A$$aratus
Standard $ro(tor mould3 &alan(e3 tra#3 rammer of 4.55% )5.5 l&* of fall 45.6Cm
)748* and 6.565% )71 l&*3 of fall 9/Cm )7/8*3 moisture (ontainer3 o:en3 sie:e
7. mm )9;68* and ..5mm )9;/8* and strai%!t ed%e.
Pro(edure
T!e $ro(edure for t!e $ra(ti(al is as follos,"
a. If t!e soil sam$le is dam$3 dr# it in air or in an o:en. T!en3 t!orou%!l# &rea< u$ t!e
a%%re%ations. Sele(t a re$resentati:e sam$le3 ei%!in% a$$ro+imatel# 6<% for
standard $ro(tor and 0<% for modified (om$a(tion. Pass t!e re$resentati:e soil
from sie:e 7. mm )9;68*. =ei%! t!e retained material on 7.mm )9;68* sie:e and
dis(ard. T!en re$la(e t!ese dis(ard material it! material $assin% from sie:e 7.
mm )9;68* and retained on 6.05mm )> 6* sie:e.
&. Mi+ t!e sele(ted sam$le it! 4 to 9? ater to t!e sam$le ei%!t to dam$en it to
a$$ro+imatel# four to si+ $er(ent $oints &elo o$timum moisture (ontent.
(. Com$a(t t!e sam$le in 68 mould )it! (ollar atta(!ed* in t!ree e@ual la#ers for
Standard Com$a(tion Test and fi:e la#ers for Modified Com$a(tion Test. Com$a(t
ea(! la#er &# 45 distri&uted &los it! rammer dro$$in% free from a !ei%!t of 91.5
Cm )748* for Standard Com$a(tion Test or 64.0 Cm )7/8* for Modified Com$a(tion
Test.
d. After (om$a(tion3 remo:e t!e e+tension (ollar3 trim t!e (om$a(ted soil &# means of
a strai%!t ed%e and ei%! t!e mould. Remo:e t!e material from t!e mould and
ei%! t!e em$t# mould.
e. Ta<e a re$resentati:e sam$le of t!e material for moisture (ontent. T!e moisture
sam$le s!all ei%!t not &e less t!an 711 %m.
f. T!orou%!l# &rea< u$ t!e same sam$le and add more ater and re$eat t!e
$ro(edure for ea(! in(rement of ater added. Continue t!is $ro(edure until t!ere
is eit!er a de(rease or no (!an%e in et ei%!t of t!e (om$a(ted soil.
%. O&ser:ation and Data Colle(tion,"
Internal dia of $ro(tor mould A 71.7- Cm )68*
2ei%!t of $ro(tor mould A 77.-6 Cm )6.5/68*
Bolume of $ro(tor mould A .69 Cm
9
)1.1999 Cft*
Standard rammer fall A 91.5 Cm )748*
Standard rammer ei%!t A 4.55% )5.5 l&*
Num&er of la#ers in standard (om$a(tion A 9
Modified rammer fall A 64.0 Cm )7/8*
Modified rammer ei%!t A 6.565% )71 l&*
Num&er of la#ers in Modified (om$a(tion A 5
Densit# Trial No
O&ser:ation 7 4 9 6 5
Wt of mould+Compacted soil
(gm)
W
1
96/5 909- 9.74 90/5 904/
Wt of mould
(gm)
W
2
7665 7.95 7.95 7.95 7.95
Wt of compacted soil
(gm)
W
3
4161 7/17 7.00 7/65 70.9
Volume of mould
Cm
3
V .69 .69 .69 .69 .69
Wet density of soil,
wet

(gm/Cc)
W
3
/V 4.7- 7..1
.
4.1. 7..- 7..
Dry density of soil,
dry

(gm/Cc)
w/(1+(mc/1!!))
7..6 7.04 7./5 7.0 7.-7

Moisture Content
O&ser:ation 7 4 9 6 5
Wt of container + Wet soil
(gm)
W
1
770 5/ 6- 54 51
Wt of container + Dry soil
(gm)
W
2
71. 5- 66 6. 60
Wt of container (gm) W
3
9/ 94 4. 91 91
Wt of water (gm) Ww / 4 4 9 9
Wt of dry soil (gm) Ws 07 46 75 7. 70
"oisture content ("C) #

( Ww/Ws)$1!! 77.9 /.99 79.99 75.0/ 70.-6
"oisture Content added 4? 6? -? /? 71?
Com$utations and Inter$retation of Results
Maximum Dry
O
M
C
T!e (om$utations after t!e test are as folloin%,"
a. Find out
et
A =9;B %m;C( )l&s;(ft*.
&. Find out
dr#
A
et
;)7Cm(;711*. %m;C( )l&s;(ft*.
(. Find out MCA )=;=s*+711.
d. Dra %ra$! &eteen Dr# densit# and moisture (ontent.
e. Find out O$timum moisture (ontent )OMC* and ma+imum dr# densit#
)MDD*.

Comments,
T!e S$e(ifi( D%ra:it# of soil is ta<en to &e 4.-6/.
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